Name Allayar Surname Kdyrbayev Date 13.11 WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The plans below show a public park when it first opened in 1920 and the same park today. Summerise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words The presented illustration of maps demonstrates the changes since 1920 to today of Grand Park. Overall, it's obvious that the park was changed and modernized by building more facilities such as a cafe, amphitheater, playground, and underground parking. It's conspicuous that the most noticeable change is in the middle of the park, where a rose garden with plenty of seats has replaced the fountain. The previous stage for musicians has been transformed to the left of the new garden into a much larger amphitheater facing the opposite direction, allowing to conduct concerts in the park. Both the rose garden in the seats on the west part and map's bottom corner have been removed because of this change. The entrances at the top and bottom in the middle haven't changed, but a cafe has taken the place of the rose garden on the right side. In the top right corner, where there was a pond for water plants, there is now a children's play area. A water feature has been constructed in place of the pond in the bottom right corner, replacing a glasshouse and some seats. Lastly, there is a new entrance for an underground car park. WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Some people say that music is a good way of bringing people of different cultures and ages together. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Nowadays music is popular among people all over the world. It is argued that many people today believe that music brings people from different generations, traditions, and cultures closer together and I agree with this point of view. The purpose of this essay is to explain why music can be shared by people of various cultures. Firstly, music certainly has the ability to unite people across national and cultural lines. Dimash Kudaibergenov's concerts, which were broadcast to a global audience, might be a good example of this. The concerts were a huge success, both in terms of how many different people watched him and how they made people all over the world excited with his voice, even if they didn't understand some Kazakh song lyrics. Dimash demonstrated that music is the universal language of the planet. Secondly, music also can be a common ground for all ages. Young people enjoy the nostalgic feel of a song released years ago, and modern music is becoming a popular trend among older people. For example, the majority of families with members from different generations get together in karaoke to sing and enjoy the same song. Thirdly, music has an unique ability to evoke range of emotions of listeners such as happiness or anger despite their nation and culture. Moreover, melody of any song doesn't require knowledge of language to fully feel it. For example, it's common to Kazakh adolecents love English rap or Korean k-pop, even they don't fully understand meaning of compositions. In conclusion, there are tremendous reasons why music is a good method to unite variety of many cultures and ages. Write at least 250 words
